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HR can learn a lot from marketing and market research. Employees are consumers, and why would they behave a lot differently in the workplace than in the marketplace?
Last year we used the terrific material of trendwatching.com on the 2017 consumer trends as the basis for our article: 2017 consumer trends and the opportunities for HR. Time for an update. In this article we look at the major 2018...

In September 2017, at Zukunft Personal 2017, Tom Haak was interviewed by Agnes Uhereczky, of the WorkLife Hub. You can watch the interview on YouTube (8 minutes).
The post “Use your imagination, HR”. Interview with Tom Haak appeared first on HR Trend Institute.

Technology giant Google recently found itself embroiled in a controversy over accusations of bias in their hiring process. Without rehashing the situation, the short version is that the company faced some debate about preferential treatment towards specific demographics and diversity. The validity of the argument is a story for another time and place, but it does open up one very important...

In 2017 the website of the HR Trend Institute was visited by people from 201 countries! 71% of these visitors came from 15 countries:
USA, with 21% of the total number of visitors
India, 16%
Netherlands, 9%
UK, 6%
Germany, 3%
Canada, 3%
Australia, 2%
Philippines, 2%
Belgium, 2%
Singapore, 2%
Spain, 2%
South Africa, 2%
France, 1%
Thailand, 1%
Italy, 1%
We are very glad with this international...

Wellbeing at work gets more attention
In the recent times, more and more organisations are taking the wellbeing of their employees a lot more seriously. And why shouldn’t they? Research has shown that a healthy and engaged workforce can cut down the cost per employee more than $1500. If yours is a large organisation, this means a lot of money can be saved, which in turn translates to an...

If you want to create confusion in a group of consultants, you should start a discussion about the purpose of organisations. There is always someone who starts explaining (with an underlying tone of “why do I always have to explain the basics?”) what a purpose is, and what the difference is between purpose, mission, vision and values. For a moment it seems to be clear, but that never lasts...

The potential of the Employee Experience concept
In 2015, Airbnb announced that they were appointing a Global Head of Employee Experience. The following year, the company topped Glassdoor’s list of the 50 Best Places to Work. Today, a Google search for the term “employee experience” will yield results from several organisations with formalised employee experience roles within their HR...

What is Remote-how?
Recently we got in touch with an interesting start-up: Remote-how. Remote-how is a monthly remote work &amp; travel incentive program, to attract and retain top talents. They organise the possibility for young top talent to work at a remote location for one month. During this month they continue working, and also learn a lot about all the important aspects of remote working....

The main objective of succession management today is to give the Supervisory Board comfort
If you talk to CEO’s and CHRO’s of large organisations, succession management always is a high priority. And it has been for many years. Also, supervisory boards put succession management high on their agenda, as the composition of the top team is the most vital element through which they can influence...

Among the top, most key components to having a successful learning institution is having a well-qualified and committed workforce, irrespective of where they work. That means from the cooks, the security personnel, janitors, to the administration, lecturers, and coaches. Academic institutions are like a machine, it can only perform efficiently and sufficiently when all individual parts work as...

When I started working, in 1982, HR did not really exist. We were called Personnel Managers. Probably I just started working in the period that personnel management started to gain importance, and management and personnel professionals became aware that organisations could benefit from a more strategic and structured approach to people management.
In my working life I experienced three...

On January 16, 2018, Tom Haak of the HR Trend Institute talked about the HR Trends for 2018, in a webinar organised by Human Resources Today and Kronos.
The recording of the webinar is now available.
“Megatrends” are influencing work and the workplace. What will the future of work look like, and how can organizations use these trends for their benefit?
In his introduction, Tom Haak gives an...

Changing the recruitment game with big data
Most companies can relate to the overwhelming work that characterises recruitment. Searching for not only the best but also suitable candidates for a position can be a daunting task. However, with modern day advancements in technology and information, numerous platforms have surfaced to aid in this process. Data has also been incorporated in the...

1. The Accelerator
Speed is of utmost importance. HR can help to accelerate processes and decision making. The pace in most organisations is too slow. The year is still the most important planning building block. HR can do a lot to help to increase the speed. Hire speedy persons. Get rid of, or redesign, slow and bureaucratic processes. Stop with one-size-fits-all concepts. Adopt ‘Just-in time’...

Time to consider the HR Trends for 2018
The HR Trend Institute was founded nearly four years ago. Our first annual HR Trends prediction appeared in December 2014. In this article the overview of major trends we consider relevant for 2018. “Power to the People” and “Employee Intimacy” made the list.
2015: No more performance reviews
Our list for 2015 had 9 subjects.
No more performance...

Effective use of technology is critical to the success of any business. Whether in production, sales or administration, technology helps businesses to run more smoothly. It also enables employees to leverage their time and ability, to make more informed decisions, and to implement strategies more quickly. This is especially true in the world of Human Resources, where the building of capable...

The Dutch national candidate experience benchmark
Since the beginning of this year Search &amp; Co Group started a national candidate experience benchmark on how companies are really treating their applicants. The group wants to help companies substantially improve their candidate journey and candidate experience.
Search &amp; Co Group, active within recruitment for almost 20 years, believes...

More than 2 years ago we published “10 talent management trends for 2016”. Time for an update.
Talent Management: a real priority or window dressing?
When you ask CEO’s and CHRO’s what their key priorities are for the coming year, talent management always is one of the issues high on the list. Talent management is an easy and safe choice. Nobody will argue that talent management is not...

On January 16, 2018, Tom Haak of the HR Trend Institute will talk about the HR Trends for 2018, in a webinar organised by Human Resources Today and Kronos.
“Megatrends” are influencing work and the workplace. What will the future of work look like, and how can organizations use these trends for their benefit?
In his introduction, Tom Haak will give an overview of what I see as the most...

December is a good month for list. We are very glad that our founder and director, Tom Haak, appeared on several end-of-year HR Guru/ Influencer/ Pioneer lists. Tom was also quoted in a Talent Management report, and he was interviewed for a Dutch radio station.
HR Gurus A-Z List
CakeHR regularly published a list of Human Resource’s Gurus. On the list of Q4 2017 we find 26 HR Gurus’s, including...

I am a long term Apple customer
I am a long-term Apple customer. Also in the last year, I bought a lot of Apple stuff (three MacBooks Pro, a 27′ LG Screen, an Apple Watch, earpods and various accessories).
The small issue
The cheapest item (EUR 39,95) I bought online in the Apple shop was a Belkin USB-C to ethernet adapter. This was delivered to me on December 11, 2016. Last week it did not...

HR Trend Workshops
In the last year, I conducted many workshops with HR teams focused on the current HR trends. I was fortunate to meet many ambitious HR teams, often of multinational organisations. A typical flow of a workshop is as follows:
I give an overview of the current trends
The participants complete the HR Trend Scan
We review the HR strategy/ plan of the organisation, and consider...

In 2017 we published 90 new articles to the website of the HR Trend Institute. What were the most popular articles in the last year, including popular articles published in 2016? This is the Top 8.
1. 10 HR trends for 2017
2. 6 major trends in HR shared services
3. 11 HR trends for 2016
4. 8 talent management trends for 2018
5. 8 major HR trends for 2018
6. 15 current HR trends
7. 7...

HR: preacher or waiter?
Recently I met with the HR team of an organisation, where they had just got a new CEO. This new CEO had given the HR Chief a clear assignment. “In my last organisation”, he said, “HR took a very moralistic approach. Their view was: we know what the leaders and the managers in the organisation should do. The leaders want HR to do things they do not like, but HR constantly...

On November 30, 2017, Ja! HRM Specialisten organises a network meeting in Zwolle, The Netherlands. Tom Haak, director of the HR Trend Institute, will conduct an interactive session around the theme: how can the impact of HR be increased by using HR Tech and other innovations? The session will be in Dutch. Drinks and networking afterwards.
There are still a few place available. If you are...

On December 19, 2017, the first Pizza Meet Up will take place in Eindhoven, organised by Diana Russo, thought leader in the area of agile organisations and agile HR. The focus: Agile organisations and Agile HR. Diana, Esther Visser (agile coach) and Tom Haak (HR Trend Institute) wil give short introductions to kick off this highly interactive (and informal) session. The Meetup will be in...

On December 11, 2017, the next event of the HR Digital Belgium community will take place in Mechelen (Belgium). Please find below their announcement:
Future of HR: Digital at Heart – December 11th
We are pleased to announce our next event for 2017: ‘Future of HR: Digital at Heart’. Following our attendance at HR Tech World Amsterdam earlier this month we have been further convinced digital will...

On our website
On our website we publish blog posts about trends in HR, and related subjects. In 2017 the website was renewed (supported bij Jijonline), and it is now simpler, crispier and faster. In the first eleven months of 2017 we published 61 blog posts. The most read blog posts of the last year were (Top 5):
10 HR trends for 2017
11 HR trends for 2016
6 major trends in HR shared...

Opportunities in L&amp;D Tech
Recently I presented my view on the status of HR Tech (HR Tech Trends: update). One of the conclusions: there seem to be good opportunities in the learning area.
As a follow up on this presentation, I had a short brainstorm with some network partners last week. The question on the table: which trends should be considered when designing innovative learning...

The HR Trends videos
We made five videos, summarising the major HR Trends for 2018.
1. HR Trends for 2018 (10:35)
2. From PTB to EI (1:00)
3. More focus on productivity (0:58)
4. Power to the people (o:58)
5. It is all about hospitality and service (0:58)
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